, 1887-11-24

Angeles newspaper has ordered II
stopped at once. We regard this Ia
test sensational move Of the colony as
q direct bid for all the anarchists and
socialistic scum from Chicago and
elsewhere in the east TO come to Port
Angeles and find congenial cCmpan-
icn-hip- Some look upon 1t e.
move to get ril II members q the
colony who do not endorse such mis-
cAicvous and hurtful dgctrines-to
drive them away, and thus ut what
they have put in Of their money ~
earnings Whether there Is anything
III TINS or not. certain it Is that notice
has been sent abroad virtually to the
ritlratf, reckless crime breeding of
scourIngs Of Europe, who have con
gregated in Chicago and other cities.
that they have sympathetic CO aaiu
tors out on Puget Sound; that how
ever they may have been ''porzocuted"
by the law i'll the east, they have Only
to come west to tLis ideal colony to
secure freedom for their idIusyucra-
sles to run rampant, free from re-
straint or hindraEce; and not only
that, but that Il band Of sympathetic
believers in their doctrines wait here
to receive them with open arms. Do
our readers see i'll this d harmful or
dangerous tendency? We regard the
outlook as one of grave Importance,
requiring summary and determined
measures on the part of law abiding
citizens. If Illinois can manage her
anarchists, we are perfectly willing
that she should. They are danger
GUS citizens, not well disposed toward
the good order and happiness of our
government. If it is difficult to keep
them in subsection and fear of the
law in the older and more populous
parts Of the country, how much more
difficult Will they be to manage here.
No citizen who has the welfare of Pu.
get Sound at heart desires such peo-
pie to be attracted to our shores. If
they come in any considerable mum
bers there Will be trouble. If we had
to choose between anarchists and
Chinese we might better prefer the
Acknowledged heather every time;
they do not assimilate with our peo-
pie, and constitute an undesirable
element,bu they do not threaten the
overthrow of lawful authority. If,
as is reported, the Port Angeles dis
ciples of Herr Most Haunted the red
flag to the breeze the other day, their
case forms dangerously near a proper
one for the prosecuting attorney to
, institute an action against. OF course
/, We all hope for the best, but it will be
easier to throttle anarchy in its earlier
stages than to bear with it until it
becomes unmanageable
The Call is begging the question
Oh the public building subject. No
''attack'' has been made upon Dele
gate Voorhees, by the ARGUS. We
have asked few pertinent questions.
which we have right under the cir
cumstances to ask. We are not, as
lnslnuated by our captiOus little
neighbor, ''spasmodic" on any ques
ton Our work for the public inter
est of the town has been tireless and
uneeasing. We have no objection to
the evening daily doing all it can to
further public interest even if it
should some time or other become
bold and independent enough to
launch out in the lead. In such case
r we could cheerfully follow instead of
l enviously snarling and trying to
counteract what has been attempted
Q in spirit of honest enterprise for
j, common good Green eyed envy
= makes people do very foolish things
sometimes. II Delegate Voorhees,
has ever exhibited any special inter
2 est in our affairs it has most assuredly
been when we had special represen-
tative of our own in Washington to
, push our interests. This paper is so
E anxious to advance the interests of
its town that it will work hand in
hand with its bitterest enemy if ne
cessary, in order to accomplish good.
MIR. Voorhees,, on the contrary, has
1 stated that he would oppose anything
: the ARGUS man favored. He was
probably irritated and did not mean
it, but he certainly exhibited very
childish spirit. If he proves himself
valuable to Port Townsend this win
ter he shall have all the praise from
this paper that his most ardent
friends could desire therefor-not
the sycophantic, fawning slobber
; taffy of an abject Political organ that
must needs defend and praise him
whether he deserves we'll or not, but
the honest, generous concession that
his acts may earn for him. He has
handicapped himself with the ad-
ministration by his IlI-natured critic
isms of it, and we do not expect him
to be able to accomplish much, but
he certainly shall have credit for all
he does accomplish. Aside from any
of these considerations, however. it
; Is not at all likely that an additional
, appropriation will be secured for the
public building unless there is local
, clamor for it. A community that is
modest about its needs gets left"
every time these days. If the Call